United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in this Colony, in the Lord "High Admiral, or the Commissioners " for executing the Office of Lord High
Admiral of
for
the said United Kingdom
the time being.
I enclose copy of this Enactment,
and now submit it for the confirmation
of the Most Gracious Majesty.
I have the honor to be,
My Lord Duke,
your Grace's, Most Obedient Servant,
Su. J. Rogers
Concerning the Ordinance,
the draft of which
have been sent
to the Admiralty.
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Hongkong
The Acting Governor
MINUTE
Robson
JULY
24
24
26 July
I have the honour
& convey
the confirmation
& allowance of the
Ordinance No 39/83
which accompanies despatch No 210g of 27 May last, entitled " An Ordinance for vesting
all Estates
Property
for the
occupied by or for "Naval Service of the
United Kingdom of
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was not needed as the text was re-flowed properly. Corrected minor OCR errors: 1. "be at Britain" -> "Great Britain" 2. "Seland" -> "Ireland" 3. "Inactment" -> "Enactment" 4. "enbuit" -> "submit" 5. "Bracions" -> "Gracious" 6. "Luke" -> "Duke" 7. "braces" -> "Grace's" 8. "foxerers" -> "Governor" 9. "Shave" -> "I have" 10. "honom" -> "honour" 11. "Zom" -> "despatch No" 12. "Ordnance No 39183" -> "Ordinance No 39/83" 13. "subted" -> "entitled" 14. "Ordinain" -> "Ordinance" 15. "forventing" -> "vesting"